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Tested: First look at the new Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs with console-style gaming UI

Microsoft confirms Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs coming in 2026, and I tested the new console-style gaming interface on a ...
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Xbox Mode, Formerly Xbox Full Screen Experience, Finally Launches On Windows 11 In April

Hot on the heels of its GDC panel divulging some of the first details on its next-generation console, Project Helix, Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox Full Screen Experience is set to launch on ...

Windows 11’s Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April

When Asus and Microsoft launched the ROG Xbox Ally X last summer, it came with a bespoke controller-driven full-screen ...

Microsoft confirms 'Xbox Mode' rollout for Windows 11 and reveals more plans for PC-console hybrid Project Helix

Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Mode gaming layer to Windows 11 next month, and confirms devs will get hands-on with Project Helix in 2027.
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Windows Full Screen Experience Is Now Xbox Mode, Will Roll Out To Windows 11 PCs Next Month

Windows Full Screen Experience has been rebranded to Xbox Mode, and will be rolled out to Windows 11 PCs starting this April.

Windows 11 gets game-optimized Xbox Mode

Originally developed for the handheld PC Xbox Ally: The Xbox Mode, Microsoft's game-optimized Windows interface, is coming to ...

Your PC Likely Has 'Performance Mode' – But Is It Actually Worth Using?

Windows PCs come with a Performance Mode that changes how your computer manages power, but its real-world impact isn't always all that obvious in daily use.